Public lives, private scandals

A couple of our local elected officials just had a really bad week, their images tarnished by events in their personal lives. In today's Daily News Tipoffs.

Obviously, the biggest issue was Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and his impending divorce from his wife of 20 years, Corina.But City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo also foudn himself under scrutiny over an accident involving the city vehicle issued to him and who was driving.

After announcing the separation in a press release issued late Friday, June 8, the mayor called a news conference for the following Monday to deal with any questions and avoid disrupting future events.

While Villaraigosa took responsibility for the situation, he refused to address whether he'd been involved with another woman, and his request for privacy served only to fan City Hall gossip about the breakup of his marriage.